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Pipeline Insight: Osteoporosis - Intermittent Dosing and Multiple Indications Drive Market Growth

Published by: Datamonitor

Published: Jan. 28, 2004 - 264 Pages


Table of Contents


TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3

Scope of the analysis 3

Datamonitor insight into the osteoporosis market 4

Innovative bisphosphonates, Zometa (zoledronate) and Boniva (ibandonrate), with their novel dosing regimens and delivery methods, will drive growth in the osteoporosis market, as sales will reach $10.4 billion by 2011 5

Targeting compliance with intermittent dosing bisphosphonates 5

Driven by new market leader Evista (raloxifene), which will stay one step ahead of lead Pfizer’s lasofoxifene and Wyeth’s bazedoxifene by targeting multiple indications, the SERMs drug class will be valued at $4.2 billion by 2011 8

Expanding SERM market potential with additional indications 8

The osteoporosis early stage pipeline consists largely of drug candidates in new therapeutic classes, in particular cathepsin K inhibitors, osteoprotegerin and calcilytics. While these drugs have the potential to change the face of osteoporosis treatment in the long term, innovative approaches will likely be costly to patients, limiting potential 10

Summary 12

Key metrics 14

CHAPTER 2 PATIENT POTENTIAL 30

Definition of osteoporosis 30

Etiology of osteoporosis 31

Osteoporosis classification: primary and secondary 31

Pathology and complications 32

Drug targets in osteoporosis 33

Development of osteoporosis drugs 34

Epidemiology of osteoporosis 37

Methodological difficulties in assessing prevalence 38

Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in postmenopausal women 39

Overview of the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in postmenopausal women 40

US 42

Japan 43

France 44

Germany 44

Italy 45

Spain 45

UK 46

Segmentation of osteoporosis 46

Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in men 47

Introduction 47

Overview of the prevalence of osteoporosis/osteopenia in men 47

US 49

Japan 50

France 50

Germany 51

Spain 51

UK 52

Osteoporosis population forecast 52

Osteoporotic fractures, their implications and minor risk groups 53

Introduction 53

Limitations of fracture prevalence data 54

Overview of fracture prevalence 55

US 56

Japan 57

France 57

Germany 57

Italy 58

Spain 58

UK 59

Niche populations 60

Glucorticoid induced osteoporosis 60

Anorexia nervosa 61

HIV 61

CNS disorder related bone loss 62

Paget’s disease 62

Ethnic diversity 63

Premature menopause 63

Unmet need in osteoporosis 64

Clinical unmet need 64

Need for greater fracture reduction efficacy 65

Need for more bone-forming drugs 67

Need for improved compliance 68

Need for efficacy in surrogate endpoints 69

CHAPTER 3 R&D APPROACH 72

Classification of pipeline products 73

Bisphosphonates 73

Mechanism of action 73

Class breakdown 74

SERMs 75

Mechanism of action/technology or therapeutic premise 75

Calcitonins 76

Mechanism of action 76

Parathyroid hormone and analogues 77

Mechanism of action 78

Hormone therapy 78

Mechanism of action 78

Class breakdown 78

Clinical trial design in osteoporosis 79

Clinical trial guidelines 79

Pre-clinical planning: use of animal models 80

Prevention and treatment: the implications for endpoint selection 80

Trial design and study population 81

Trial design and implementation in osteoporosis: the future? 82

Problems with definitions: a need for greater consistency 82

Large-scale trials: can surrogate endopints ever predict fracture risk? 82

More effective recruitment and retention strategies are also needed 82

Evolution of osteoporosis drugs may impact trial recruitment 83

Clinical trial endpoints in osteoporosis 84

Fracture rate 85

Significance of fracture rate as an endpoint 85

Considerations with fracture endpoints 86

Changes in BMD 87

Significance of BMD as an endpoint 87

Limitations of BMD as a clinical trial endpoint 88

Biochemical markers of bone turnover 89

How useful are bone markers? 89

Limitations in the use of bone-specific markers 90

Changes in bone microarchitecture 90

Problems associated with microarchitecture assessment 91

CHAPTER 4 OSTEOPOROSIS PIPELINE ANALYSIS 93

Pipeline overview 94

Key companies involved in the osteoporosis pipeline 96

Novartis 96

Missing the bone-formation boat? 96

How will Novartis play the patent game? 97

GSK 98

Newcomer with a long-term approach 98

Merck - a notable absentee 99

Strategies for success in osteoporosis 100

Dosing variations in the bisphosphonate class 100

Multiple indications strategy in osteoporosis 101

CHAPTER 5 BISPHOSPHONATE LATE-STAGE DRUG ANALYSIS & FORECASTS 103

Overview for the bisphosphonate class 104

Pipeline summary 104

Definition of current comparator therapy 104

Clinical trial data 105

Comparative analysis 106

Bonviva (ibandronate) 106

Drug overview 106

Clinical trial data 107

Patient potential 113

Marketing factors 114

Satisfaction of unmet needs 117

Need for greater fracture reduction efficacy 117

Need for improved compliance 118

Need for drugs with bone forming properties 118

Need for surrogate endpoint efficacy 119

Forecasts to 2011 119

Zometa (zoledronate) 121

Drug overview 121

Clinical trial data 122

Patient potential 123

Marketing factors 125

Satisfaction of unmet needs 126

Need for greater fracture reduction efficacy 127

Need for improved compliance 127

Need for drugs with bone forming properties 128

Need for surrogate endpoint efficacy 128

Forecasts to 2011 129

Other late stage drugs 130

Minodronate 130

Apomine 130

Clodronate 131

Drug overview 131

Clinical data 131

Comparison of key compounds in the bisphosphonate class 133

Unmet needs 133

Fracture reduction efficacy 134

Compliance variables 135

Bone forming properties 135

Surrogate endpoint efficacy 136

Marketing strength 136

Comparative forecasts 136

CHAPTER 6 SERMS LATE-STAGE ANALYSIS AND FORECASTS 138

Overview table 139

Definition of current comparator therapy 139

Comparative analysis 141

Lasofoxifene 142

Drug overview 142

Clinical trial data 142

Patient potential 143

Marketing factors 144

Satisfaction of unmet needs 144

Need for improved compliance 145

Need for drugs with bone forming properties 145

Need for surrogate endpoint efficacy 146

Forecasts to 2011 146

Bazedoxifene 147

Drug overview 147

Clinical trial data 147

Bazedoxifene and premarin 148

Patient potential 148

Marketing factors 149

Satisfaction of unmet needs 150

Need for improved compliance 150

Need for drugs with bone forming properties 151

Need for surrogate endpoint efficacy 151

Forecasts to 2011 151

Other late stage drugs 153

Ospemifene 153

Drug overview 153

Comparison of key compounds in the SERM class 154

Unmet needs 154

Compliance variables 155

Bone forming properties 155

Surrogate endoint efficacy 156

Marketing strength 156

Comparative forecasts 157

CHAPTER 7 CALCITONIN LATE-STAGE DRUG ANALYSIS AND FORECASTS 158

Overview table 159

Definition of current comparator therapy 160

Overview 160

Clinical trial data 161

Comparative analysis 162

Fortical 162

Drug overview 162

Clinical trial data 162

Patient and marketing potential 164

Satisfaction of unmet needs 164

Forecasts to 2011 165

Other drugs in the calcitonin class 167

SMC021 167

Drug overview 167

Clinical trial data 167

rsCT 168

Drug overview 168

Clinical trial data 168

CHAPTER 8 PTH LATE-STAGE DRUG ANALYSIS AND FORECASTS 170

Overview for PTH class 171

Definition of current comparator therapy 171

Comparative analysis 173

Preos (rhPTH 1-84) 173

Drug overview 173

Clinical trial data 173

Patient potential 176

Marketing factors 177

Satisfaction of unmet needs 178

Need for improved compliance 179

Need for drugs with bone forming properties 179

Need for surrogate endpoint efficacy 180

Forecasts to 2011 181

Other drugs in the PTH class 182

Asahi teriparatide/PTH (1-34) 182

Comparative forecasts 182

CHAPTER 9 ‘OTHER’ DRUGS LATE STAGE ANALYSIS AND FORECASTS 183

Overview 184

Definition of current comparator therapy 184

Comparative analysis 184

Strontium ranelate 184

Drug overview 184

Clinical trial data 185

Patient potential 190

Marketing factors 191

Satisfaction of unmet needs 191

Need for greater fracture reduction efficacy 192

Need for improved compliance 192

Need for drugs with bone forming properties 193

Need for surrogate endpoint efficacy 193

Forecasts to 2011 193

Additional drugs in the ‘other’ class 194

Nitroflurbiprofen 194

Drug overview and clinical trial data 194

Patient potential, marketing factors and unmet needs 195

Osteoprotegerin 196

Drug overview 196

Clinical data 196

SomataKine (IGF 9606) 197

Drug overview 197

Clinical trial data 198

CHAPTER 10 INNOVATIVE EARLY-STAGE PROJECTS 201

Key phase I and preclinical compounds in osteoporosis 201

Cathepsin K inhibitors 202

Novartis - AAE581 202

Market potential 202

GSK - SB-462795 203

Merck/Celera 204

Calcilytics 204

GSK/NPS - 423557 204

Calcitonin 205

Nobex/Elan - Oratonin 205

PTH 206

Unigene/GSK 206

Src kinase inhibitors 206

Ariad 206

PPAR gamma modulators 207

GSK/Bayer 207

Vitronectin receptor antagonists 208

GSK - SB 273005 208

Long-acting proteins 208

Human Genome Sciences 208

Wyeth looking away from hormones to new horizons? 209

Key research impacts on osteoporosis 210

Impacts of clinical trial issues 211

CHAPTER 11 OPINION LEADER TRANSCRIPTS 213

Key opinion leader 1 - Belgium 213

Unmet needs 213

Pipeline 214

PTH 214

Bisphosphonates 216

SERMs 218

Calcitonins 219

Novel drug targets 220

Clinical trial design 221

Key opinion leader 2 - US 224

Unmet needs 224

PTH 227

Bisphosphonates 228

SERMs 231

Calcitonins 232

Clinical trial design 232

Key opinion leader 3 - US 236

Unmet needs 236

Pipeline 237

PTH 238

Bisphosphonates 239

SERMs 241

Calcitonins 242

Novel drug targets 243

Clinical trial design 244

Key opinion leader 4 - US 246

Unmet needs 246

Pipeline 248

PTH 248

Bisphosphonates 250

SERMs 251

Calcitonins 253

Novel drug targets 253

Clinical trial design 255

APPENDIX A 259

Contributing experts 259

Bibliography 259

Epidemiology 259

United States 259

Japan 260

France 260

Germany 261

Italy 261

Spain 262

UK 262

General 263

Clinical trial data 264

Report methodology 267





Abstract

Introduction
Osteoporosis therapy has been largely focused on antiresorptive drugs that reduce the rate of bone loss. The condition is the focus of attention of significant R&D activity, with drugs in development both in existing classes offering advantages over marketed products and novel drugs exploiting genomics programs and a deeper understanding of bone biology.

Scope
Epidemiology of osteoporosis in the seven major markets by disease severity, identification of niche populations and unmet needs

Detailed profiles of drugs in Phase II and above. Analysis examines clinical data, patient potential, marketing factors, satisfaction of unmet needs

Primary research with key osteoporosis opinion leaders providing insight on future market entrants and innovative R&D projects in the disease area

Pharma Market Forecast model shows market potential with global sales forecasts for key pipeline drugs, currently marketed products and classes

Report Highlights
Novel bisphosphonates, Zometa and Boniva, with their novel dosing regimens and delivery methods, will lead growth in the osteoporosis market, as R&D osteoporosis drugs will reach sales of $4.7 billion by 2011.

Driven by new market leader Evista, which will lead Pfizer’s lasofoxifene and Wyeth’s bazedoxifene by targeting multiple indications, the SERMs drug class will be valued at $4.2 billion by 2011.

The osteoporosis early stage pipeline consists largely of drug candidates in new therapeutic classes, in particular cathepsin K inhibitors, osteoprotegerin and calcilytics. While these drugs have the potential to change the face of osteoporosis treatment in the long term, innovative approaches will likely be costly to patients, limiting potential.

Reasons to Purchase
Validate internal forecasts against drug/class sales model and assess market potential for pipeline products

Analyze competitive environment at time of product launch to inform best strategy for market entry

Highlight key R&D trends and company involvement in the market to inform licensing decisions and identify potential partners based on R&D activity



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